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About Andharu Village

Andharu is a small village in Hazaribag tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 186, made up of 39 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 3,769 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andharu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andharu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Hazaribag
Pincode 825317
Area (hectares) 91 hectares
Population 186
Male Population 39
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 3,769
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Andharu compares

By the 2011 count Andharu is the 71st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Andharu

Andharu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Andharu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Andharu from other places

Andharu lies about 11 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Hazaribag Town, about 12 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Andharu
Tehsil headquarters Hazaribag 11 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 11 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 11 km
Nearest railway station Hazaribag Town 12 km

Villages closest to Andharu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hazaribag tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Andharu

As per the Census of India 2011, Andharu village had a population of 186. That makes it the 71st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents.

Andharu village has 39 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andharu has about 3769 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Andharu is 825317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andharu covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Andharu falls under Hazaribag tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Andharu is Hazaribag Town, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Andharu.

Andharu is about 11 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andharu is in Hazaribag tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Hazaribag is about 11 km away. Hazaribagh is about 11 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurhet (under 2 km), Dhawaiya (under 2 km) and Bahoranpur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Andharu today is likely to be higher.

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